[ecrea] Games+Learning+Society submissions due January 31

*Call for Papers*

*Games+Learning+Society Conference 8.0
**http://glsconference.org* <http://glsconference.org/>*
June 13-15, 2012 *

*Madison, WI*

The University of Wisconsin–Madison is excited to announce the 
Games+Learning+Society (GLS) Conference 8.0 to be held June 13-15, 2012, 
with preconference activities on June 12 including the GLS Educators 
Symposium and the inaugural year of the GLS Doctoral Consortium at the 
Memorial Union on campus.


The GLS Conference is the premier event in the field of videogames and 
learning. Now in its eighth year, this grassroots “indie” event is 
evolving to include more innovative content formats and new programming. 
The GLS conference is one of the few destinations where the people who 
create high-quality digital learning media can gather for serious 
discussion about what is happening in the field and how the field can 
serve the public interest. Our event is well known for its exceptionally 
high quality of content yet “community event” feel. Each year, we foster 
in-depth conversation and social networking across diverse disciplines 
including game studies, education research, learning sciences, industry, 
government, educational practice, media design, and business. Our 
continued commitment is to reinvent learning both in and out of formal 
school environments through the promise of games and simulations.


Conference highlights include: keynotes by leaders in both academics and 
industry; interactive workshops on game research and game design; both 
individual and symposia presentation sessions; big debates about 
critical aspects of gaming and game design; hands‐on game play in the 
arcade; the “hall of failure”; a massively multi-player evening poster 
session over cocktails & hors d’oeuvres; fireside chats that enable cozy 
conversations among VIP speakers and attendees; and the GLS Games and 
Art Exhibition. A new session type offered this year will be the 
Educational Game Arcade, which will offer a space for conference 
attendees to play the games created by members of our community.


Confirmed Speakers include: Colleen Macklin, Reed Stevens, and Sebastian 
Deterding.


We offer a variety of session formats, encouraging submissions from 
traditional paper presentations to innovative formats focusing on game 
play. All submissions are due online by January 31, 2012. Complete 
submission guidelines can be found on the submissions site at 
http://glsconference.org <http://glsconference.org/> as well as more 
information about the GLS Educators Symposium and the GLS Doctoral 
Consortium.